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This position is a hybrid role working in Seattle, WA. or San Jose, CA. However, 100% remote USA candidates will also be considered.
Meet the Team
Join Cisco’s Pricing team—an essential part of our Product Organization—where innovation meets impact. We develop pricing strategies, drive monetization initiatives, and optimize pricing models to enable Cisco’s platformization strategy, accelerate AI offerings, and unlock cross-sell and upsell potential across our global portfolio.
Your Impact
We are seeking a dynamic Director of Pricing (PM) to own and advance pricing and monetization strategies for Cisco’s Networking portfolio, which spans both hardware and software solutions. In this high-impact role reporting to the Sr. Director of Pricing and Strategy, you will help shape how Cisco gains value in a constantly evolving market ensuring we lead with both innovation and discipline!
Key responsibilities will include:
- Develop and execute pricing strategies for Cisco’s Networking products.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (product management, engineering, finance, operations, and sales) to deliver actionable pricing and packaging solutions.
- Conduct annual pricing reviews, competitive analysis, and market research to optimize monetization models and benchmark industry trends.
- Analyze customer behavior and price elasticity to refine pricing strategies.
- Partner with the broader team to build scalable pricing tools and capabilities.
- Expertise with Value based drivers and competitive pricing within the AI space.
- Proven track record of working with and challenging the thinking of product/sales organizations on initiatives related to product/solutions monetization and commercialization.
- Driving alignment with senior leadership across finance, product, renewal strategy and sales.
Minimum Qualifications:
- 12+ years experience in pricing strategy, revenue management, or business strategy, product management, ideally within technology, Networking, SaaS, or consulting firms.
- Experience with hardware, software, and services pricing models (e.g., subscription, consumption-based, perpetual licensing).
- Experience with data analytics, financial modeling, and pricing elasticity methodologies.
- Experience leading cross-functional critical initiatives and influencing senior stakeholders.
- Experience with pricing and analytical tools.
Preferred Qualifications:
- MBA or equivalent experience in business strategy, finance, or economics.
- Previous experience at a management consulting firm.
- Previous experience with AI SaaS, security and Infrastructure.
Why Cisco?
At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond. We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint.
Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere.
We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.
Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:
The starting salary range posted for this position is $233,900.00 to $330,400.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation*, equity, or benefits.
Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training. The full salary range for certain locations is listed below. For locations not listed below, the recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.
U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco’s plan eligibility rules, which include medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance. Please see the Cisco careers site to discover more benefits and perks. Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time.
U.S. employees are eligible for paid time away as described below, subject to Cisco’s policies:
- 10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees.
- 1 paid day off for employee’s birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco.
- Non-exempt employees** receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees.
- Exempt employees participate in Cisco’s flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations).
- 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next.
- Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members.
- Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer.
For non-sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco’s policies.
Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components, subject to the applicable Cisco plan. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows:
- .75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;
- 1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;
- 1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and
- Once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.
For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay 0% up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.
The applicable full salary ranges for this position, by specific state, are listed below:
New York City Metro Area:
$233,900.00 - $380,000.00
Non-Metro New York state & Washington state:
$220,900.00 - $344,300.00
- For quota-based sales roles on Cisco’s sales plan, the ranges provided in this posting include base pay and sales target incentive compensation combined.
Employees in Illinois, whether exempt or non-exempt, will participate in a unique time off program to meet local requirements.
The application window is expected to close on: 01/24/2027
This position is a hybrid role working in Seattle, WA. or San Jose, CA. However, 100% remote USA candidates will also be considered.
Meet the Team
Join Cisco’s Pricing team—an essential part of our Product Organization—where innovation meets impact. We develop pricing strategies, drive monetization initiatives, and optimize pricing models to enable Cisco’s platformization strategy, accelerate AI offerings, and unlock cross-sell and upsell potential across our global portfolio.
Your Impact
We are seeking a dynamic Director of Pricing (PM) to own and advance pricing and monetization strategies for Cisco’s Networking portfolio, which spans both hardware and software solutions. In this high-impact role reporting to the Sr. Director of Pricing and Strategy, you will help shape how Cisco gains value in a constantly evolving market ensuring we lead with both innovation and discipline!
Key responsibilities will include:
- Develop and execute pricing strategies for Cisco’s Networking products.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (product management, engineering, finance, operations, and sales) to deliver actionable pricing and packaging solutions.
- Conduct annual pricing reviews, competitive analysis, and market research to optimize monetization models and benchmark industry trends.
- Analyze customer behavior and price elasticity to refine pricing strategies.
- Partner with the broader team to build scalable pricing tools and capabilities.
- Expertise with Value based drivers and competitive pricing within the AI space.
- Proven track record of working with and challenging the thinking of product/sales organizations on initiatives related to product/solutions monetization and commercialization.
- Driving alignment with senior leadership across finance, product, renewal strategy and sales.
Minimum Qualifications:
- 12+ years experience in pricing strategy, revenue management, or business strategy, product management, ideally within technology, Networking, SaaS, or consulting firms.
- Experience with hardware, software, and services pricing models (e.g., subscription, consumption-based, perpetual licensing).
- Experience with data analytics, financial modeling, and pricing elasticity methodologies.
- Experience leading cross-functional critical initiatives and influencing senior stakeholders.
- Experience with pricing and analytical tools.
Preferred Qualifications:
- MBA or equivalent experience in business strategy, finance, or economics.
- Previous experience at a management consulting firm.
- Previous experience with AI SaaS, security and Infrastructure.
Why Cisco?
At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond. We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint.
Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere.
We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.
Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:
The starting salary range posted for this position is $233,900.00 to $330,400.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation*, equity, or benefits.
Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training. The full salary range for certain locations is listed below. For locations not listed below, the recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.
U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco’s plan eligibility rules, which include medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance. Please see the Cisco careers site to discover more benefits and perks. Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time.
U.S. employees are eligible for paid time away as described below, subject to Cisco’s policies:
- 10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees.
- 1 paid day off for employee’s birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco.
- Non-exempt employees** receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees.
- Exempt employees participate in Cisco’s flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations).
- 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next.
- Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members.
- Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer.
For non-sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco’s policies.
Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components, subject to the applicable Cisco plan. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows:
- .75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;
- 1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;
- 1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and
- Once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.
For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay 0% up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.
The applicable full salary ranges for this position, by specific state, are listed below:
New York City Metro Area:
$233,900.00 - $380,000.00
Non-Metro New York state & Washington state:
$220,900.00 - $344,300.00
- For quota-based sales roles on Cisco’s sales plan, the ranges provided in this posting include base pay and sales target incentive compensation combined.
Employees in Illinois, whether exempt or non-exempt, will participate in a unique time off program to meet local requirements.
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Frame your credentials around specialty occupation
Strategy Director is not automatically recognized as a specialty occupation by USCIS. Document how your degree field directly connects to strategic planning duties. A mismatch between your degree and job description is a leading cause of RFEs.
Use OFLC Wage Search to anchor your offer
Before accepting or negotiating an offer, pull the prevailing wage for Strategy Director at the employer's location. Your offered salary must meet the LCA-certified wage level, and knowing the benchmark protects you if the employer underestimates compliance costs.
Target companies with LCA filing history in strategy
Use Migrate Mate to find employers with verified LCA sponsorship history for strategy and management roles. This cuts out companies that express interest but have never navigated the filing process for senior strategic positions.
Distinguish your executive role from management-only positions
Broad management titles without a specialized degree requirement often fail the specialty occupation test. Your resume and job description should emphasize analytical, research, or discipline-specific responsibilities that tie directly to your academic background, not just oversight duties.
Clarify the LCA timeline before your start date
The employer must have a certified LCA from DOL before filing Form I-129 with USCIS. For H-1B portability, your new employer's petition must be filed before your current status expires. Build at least six to eight weeks of LCA lead time into any start date conversation.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Strategy Director role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
It can, but it isn't automatic. USCIS requires that the position normally requires a bachelor's degree or higher in a specific field directly related to the work. Strategy Director roles that blend general management with specialized analysis in finance, economics, or business strategy are stronger candidates than those framed primarily around oversight or leadership.
Which visas are most commonly used to sponsor Strategy Directors?
H-1B is the most common path for most nationalities. Australian nationals can use the E-3, which has a separate cap and no lottery. Chilean and Singaporean nationals may qualify for the H-1B1 visa. TN visa is not available for Strategy Director because the USMCA profession list does not include that role. Each of these visas requires a qualifying specialty occupation and an employer-filed LCA.
What degree does a sponsoring employer need to demonstrate for this role?
The employer must show the position normally requires at least a bachelor's degree in a directly related field, such as business administration, economics, finance, or a related discipline. A general business degree paired with clearly defined strategic and analytical duties typically satisfies the requirement. USCIS scrutinizes job descriptions where the degree requirement is vague or interchangeable across fields.
How do I find employers actively sponsoring Strategy Director roles?
Migrate Mate lists employers with verified LCA sponsorship history for strategy and senior management roles, so you can focus your applications on companies that have already navigated the filing process for positions like yours.
Can a Strategy Director on H-1B change employers without losing status?
Yes. Under H-1B portability, you can start working for the new employer as soon as they file the new I-129 petition with USCIS, without waiting for approval. There is no 180-day condition for this; the 180-day rule applies to I-140 green card portability under AC21, not H-1B job changes. Your job description must still qualify as a specialty occupation with the new employer.
What is the prevailing wage requirement for sponsored Strategy Director jobs?
U.S. employers sponsoring a visa must pay at least the prevailing wage, which is what workers in the same role, area, and experience level typically earn. The Department of Labor sets this rate to make sure companies aren't hiring foreign workers simply because they'd accept lower pay than a U.S. worker. It varies by job title, location, and experience. You can look up current prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search page.